1 minute read May 6-8, 2016: Beach volleyball, the 90th NCAA championship, begins play in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The sport was placed on the NCAA emerging sports for women list in 2009 and reached championship status faster than any sport on the list. Southern California defeats Florida State 3-0 in the final dual to win the first NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship and begins the tradition of the national championship team jumping into the Gulf of Mexico. May 8, 2016 0 70
